Offering coaching services

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/164/poker-coach-listings/mtt-coaching-804529/

So I put up an ad on 2p2 regarding coaching for MTTs.....The going rate will be 80/hr if anyone who reads my blog is interested!

As far as poker its been slow this month.....Im up 4k while getting raped deep in tournaments....The worst part about this is alot of these FTs Ive made with 5 figures+ to first have a bunch of droolers that are pretty terrible.....last week I ft'ed the 40k ftp with 10k to first and busted in like 6th after losing QQ to QT....tonight I came into the 75k FTP 2/9 but got my money in with an open ender for about 40 bbs....I couldnt hit and obv busted like 7th - it was sad too as the two bigstacks I had played with for about 50 hands and were pretty bad.....you could tell this money was big to them and their play reflected it....one was super tight while the other was super spewy, so it coud of been a cakewalk if I picked up a big stack.....oh well cant win them all I guess....on a positive note Ive gotten in 180 MTTs only 11 days into the month which is great - as long as I get my volume in Im happy.

GG May

May turned out to be a very good month - it was tied for around my 2nd highest profit month on the year, and im not too far off of last years profit......i had one 10k hit this month, and about 8 3k+ hits......site by site, I believe AP/FTP continued to be my biggest winners -I know I won on Cake - on Stars I either broke even or was a slight loser - Stars continues to be my downfall but Im confident itll turn....Ive been having deeper runs on there but continue to run bad deep, but Im sure its gonna pan out eventually - I think I have like 2-3 wins on there this year! The last two weeks were interesting on the month - I went on a 7k downer towards the end but bounced back on last Friday with a win in the 50r AP and the 66 buy in ap, for a combined 8200...the 50r was funny cause I had rebought a couple times and was in for 400 - I was pretty annoyed with the situation but continued to steal until I got some double ups.....with two tables left I chipped up to the CL and continued to chip up......the field was weak, weaker then usual - I will say fridays are a very soft day for mtts - the fields are smaller and weak which leads to alot of overlay...the 66 AP was very soft - I had gotten aroudn the money bubble with 10 bbs and eventually won a couple all ins, had a suckout and had 30-40 bbs.....from there I chipped up, picked up alot of hands and dominated the field.....the ft was super weak- I dont think I got 3 bet once that tournament outside of value hands - when we got shorthanded I lost a huge hand with KK to AK, but after shoving a couple times in spots where they should of called any two, I got 10 bbs back, then 20 then ended up shipping it......all in all was a nice day to get some confidence back and get me back to the peak of the month...

Im looking forward to June and crushing it - hopefully I can knock out another 20k+ month - I think if I get in 350-400 mtts a month 20k is very doable.....I was thinking the other day how the money isnt a factor at all anymore - I have a really strong drive to compete and I truly love this game - winning a tournament whether its a 5 dollar or 1k is amazing and it feels great to battle people on a mental level and come out victorious.......the money is great but its not why I play anymore - I think a year ago I was very money motivated but now the competition drives me....it definitely gets easier to focus on the fun of the game when you have a nice financial cushion, but either way ill continue to put in the hours and grind it out

shipped a 2nd triple crown

ended up shipping a 2nd triple crown - had a win in that 75 buy in for 10k, won the ap 50r for like 5k, then the cake 109 for 3kish....it was cool to win another - its not really something that requires much skill just being able to grind and run good across 3 sites....since then Ive had some small wins here and there - think I won the 50r again and won the cake 162 as well - anyways profit wise im doing really well on the month - think its going to be tied for my 2nd biggest month on the year - yearly wise my profits are not too far off from my yearly 2009 profit, so thats exciting....would be amazing to match my 2009 profits by the end of the june, but either way Im very happy where Im headed for 2010.....Ive been adding more and more 320s to my schedule - I think the best bang for the buck is the 1/4 mil on stars on wednesday - its a 320 buy in with about 900-1k runners - the average play is probably equal to that of a 501r1a, so value wise its great.....Id imagine my roi could be say 30% in that, or 90 dollars profit everytime I play it. Ive also been playing the 1001r1a on Tilt - its not as great of a value as the 1/4 mil - the average table is alot tougher but even at a 15-20% roi thats still around 60 dollars profit per....its also cool being able to play with some great players and learning to adjust to their game....moorman is a great example of someone who just rapes you nonstop - you raise, he 3 bets, u 3 bet his raise, he 4 bets - its nonstop with him and someone you hate to see at your table......hopefully one day i can terrorize players

nice week

Had a pretty sick week although Mon/Tues were the winning days...Monday I won the tilt 75 buy in for 10k, Tuesday went 4th in the 60k tilt for 7600, won the 50r for 5500, then chopped the 20k 6 max for another 5300 or so......had a funny hand in the 75k where a guy opened, I had Q4dd and decided to 3bet in position....he called flop came A9J two diamonds....he led out with 20k into a 32k pot, I shoved like 60-70k more, he calls with 78dd - luckily I held and picked up a ton of chips....the ft though didn't go as planned - ran TT into AA 5 handed, then JJ into QQ 4 handed to bust...the 75 buy in did go very smoothly - if anyone cares I uploaded the HH to PXF so if your interested respond back and ill post the link...

taking the day off today, maybe grinding tomorrow - we'll see.....ive been debating going to vegas for wsop - I really dont care to play the live events all that much, but its defintiely a cool atmosphere to be in during WSOP time....maybe ill make my way out west.

April wrap

well my april is done - ended around 17k in profits......it was a so so month - my roi was around 35% - a little low but nevertheless 17k is 17k.......I did start to incorporate some 1001r1as into my schedule that I didnt do before - I think im +ev in them - the thing is say my choices are a 1001r1a at 20% ROI or a 20r at 50% ROI - the 100 comes out to 60 dollars profit per game, while the 20r comes out to 30 - with that said my ROI in the 100 might even be higher making it a real easy choice....the 100r has to be played alot differently than a 50 dollar fo would be as well - you cant open as much, you're going to get 3 bet more often, and when you do 3 bet theres alot more people that are capable of 4 betting light.....4 betting light isnt really a tool I use much in my daily tournies - think Ive 4 bet light under 10 times since I started playing MTTs full time - its definitely pretty read dependant in the midstakes...in high stakes its pretty common place so you have to get use to using it....also the postflop play is much better - you can't just barrel away or take your standard lines that you would.......Ive been watching more PXF vids to improve in certain spots - im gonna spend the weekend actually watching vids and possibly taking notes.....yes its boring but I wanna get my game to the next level.....I love the level of competition in the higher stakes - playing a 50 FO is like autopilot - most people are pretty tight/straightforward, 3 bets take things down quite often, etc....in the high stakes games youre playing against intelligent people where you cant just steal their blinds constantly or be able to check down 2nd pair without risking many chips.....hopefully May can be a big one

Im also finishing up my first month of p90x - the program is killer! The first week I was extremely sore but since then Ive felt great and the workouts make me sweat like crazy....I didnt weigh myself when I started so not sure what I weigh, but I can definitely see results already......love handles have shrunk, I got more "cuts" especially around the chest, and I can do alot more pushups then I could before....I cant wait for month 2 to start - it should be real intense but the results should be even better....Im also going to weigh myself to keep track of that, even though muscle gain definitely messes that up....Regardless of anything I feel great and hopefully this next month Ill feel even better

big week

Had a pretty big week, 10k+..........mon I had some small cashes, with a final table in the stars 50k ....tues I ended up getting HU in the 40k tilt and chopping it hu.... I had 1 mil to his 700k HU and after some negotiating took 9k (400 over ICM).....I probably should of played it out as I didnt reallly care about the money jump, but 9k was 1400 less than first so figured I should take it......wednesday was another steady day - won the ap 30r afternoon for 3k, and then took 5th in the 1001r1a AP for another 2500........today I put in another full session and won the 50 buy in on ap for 2100, and then went like 5th in the 75 buy in on tilt for 2200....All in all a pretty good week - the 50 I won today I just steamrolled the whole tournament - the great thing about fields like that is everyone sucks so its very easy to chip up....you never really run into much resistance or people 3 bet bluffing.....the big hand was when we were 4 handed - I had about 100k, hotemogirl who is pretty good had 80k and tw oguys had like 30k a piece at 1250/2500....anyawys hot emo opened the button to like 6k, i had 9s so decided to 3 bet to 17555 hoping for a 4 bet shove......anyways he flatted which was wierd - flop came like Q77 two clubs if i remember correctly - so my logic at this point is his flatting range is pretty polarized - I think 77+ maybe wider he shoves pre, small pairs hes not getting in he folds cause he cant set mine for that many chips, really nothing made sense outside of him flatting say AA.....anyways I bet out half pot with the intention of calling the shove - I cant think of any Queen in his range he flats pre - AQ he gets in, KQ i guess but either way him flatting here outside of AA pre is pretty bad.....anyways he shoved i called the rest - he had 89cc and I held.....from there I just bullied the shorties till it ended.....

gonna take it easy till sunday and grind 4 more days to finish the month up strong....maybe win the sunday mil? would be nice

50r ownage and where I am since making the full time switch

April was off and kickin - Monday was my first day back at the grind and it turned out pretty successful - shipped the 50r AP for around 4800.....I think I also had a cash for 1k so overall about a +3800 day.........Tuesday I bricked, and Wednesday I ended up shipping the same tournament for 6600 this time, due to the bigger Wednesday field. I've felt real good about my game the past month or so - Monday was great because I felt like I made no bad decisions - I remember playing that 50r and not questioning one play - granted running above reality makes things easier when you don't have as many tough spots, but I just felt in control the whole time....On wednesday I had about 250k of the 900k in chips 10 handed, so it was real easy to run over the table and chip up....Ive head plenty of times your big advantage in tournaments in abusing people later on so noticing whos playing tight or just poorly is definitely key....there were a couple players obviously trying to move up the pay scale so I attacked their blinds.....another thing is attacking stack sizes - its great raising the blinds of people with under 15 bb cause they have to think you're calling them alot when they reshove, especially when stacks get to say 10 bbs...because of this they have to pick up a hand so its easy to pick up chips that way.....Another thing I learned in the past month is slowing down vs overaggro players - I got HU actually in the 50r about 3 weeks ago with Tazedspur - very aggro big winner whos been on a hell of a heater as of late so I had to adjust.....My normal raises got owned when he 3 bet, and when I 3 bet he put in the 4th........now its rare I run into people that play like this cause I don't play much HSMTTs, but I realized with a player like this the best basic strategy is to raise garbage and strong hands Im willing to 4 bet, and hands that have some value but not a ton to limp in especially when im position......I ended up losing but it was an eye opening experience

So its been about 10 months since I made the switch full time to MTTs, and in every regard its been very +ev.....Ive made about 230k in the 10 month period thus far, and its amazing how far I've came playing wise....I remember so many basic spots with say 20 bbs early on I'd have no clue how to play - or picking up QQ early on with 100 bb and what the fuck do I do.....now things are alot easier - I actually remember back in say June I was playing the afternoon 30r on AP right after rebuy period - Wisco murray had opened to 250 at 50/100 - I had roughly 7k - I was dealt QQ and it folded around to me? What did I do well I shoved - what was my reasoning? I wanted to overshove to look weak and get him to call with worse - he ended up calling with AA and I sucked out...how terrible that was and the logic behind it....overall though Ive worked real hard on improving my game - countless hours on PXF, looking on the forums, and talking to good players on AIM to get insight...I guess the big thing is if I lose on a certain hand that I misplayed it bothers me through the day and I must find the solution to any situation that I might of misplayed.....Sometimes with MTTs theres alot of spots that are borderline that you just gotta take and when they work its great, and when they dont well that sucks! Either way though I try to analyze plays that are questionable - Id rather not toss losing up to being unlucky but rather bad play.....everyone tries to blame losing on bad luck and while there is alot of luck especially in MTTs, alot of these people especially in higher stakes don't have the edge they think they do. Thats why I stick to what I play - I might be a winner in say 100r's but Id rather take a large edge in a 109 than take a small edge in a 100r.....in regards to variance over my 10 months it hasn't been too bad - heres a quick recap of what Ive experienced

-500 game breakeven stretch
-2 10k downswings
-400 game stretch of running 4 times over my expectation

Overall thats not too bad at all for what I play....while Im running above reality, theres also some things I do to keep variance down. I play smaller tournies on AP/Cake so variance is reduced, I play alot of Cake/AP tournies where my edge is large so variance is also smaller, and obviously I work on my game to constantly get better to increase my ROI.....People who play say Stars only experience the worst variance cause the fields are huge an their edges are small.....to each their own I guess

Anyways thats it for now.....I ended the week up 7500 after losing 8 tournies tonight, so its a great start to April....with the SCOOPs and FTOPS coming up hopefully I can ship big and take a vacation for the rest of the year (well maybe not).....gl to all